Posts by Benjamin Smith4

Christian Jones said:The crowds over there would probably rise up, but they wouldn't actually accomplish anything—just like we couldn't—because the club was essentially run by the head of state, period. They’d try to fight, but they wouldn't succeed, since you simply can't take on a government machine backed by both the military and the police.

Your fight against the mob is excellent, and I give you credit for that every single time.

As for the scandal, more people read it than you think, but hey—not our fault if journalists are just paid hacks writing whatever their editors approve or, in other words, whatever Jerry Jones pays them to write.

Our main issue is the image we've trashed with certain bullshit moves, plus we don't have the city's support like you guys do. Part of the reason is that New York City is three times larger than Miami, and not every Real Madrid fan lives in NYC like the Ultras do in the Stadium. In Miami, you only have Liverpool FC, so naturally, everyone stands behind them.
People don't give a damn about Real Madrid or Jerry Jones; they’re more concerned with finding a job, putting food on the table, and keeping their heads above water so the bank doesn't seize their house. You see how impossible it is to get people today to even show up for an honest protest against the government, even when we have nearly 400,000 unemployed!

The segment of the population for whom Real Madrid still matters is either at the stadium or facing bans. There are also people who love the club but are so disgusted by the overall state of American soccer that they just stop going to matches altogether.

Losers isn't as bad as most of you think; in most situations, he’s just trying to bait you because most of you have incredibly short fuses. The guy has actually done quite a bit for the fan scene over the last 15 to 20 years.

I support your struggle against the leadership, absolutely. You just need to realize that this highlighted point applies to all of America—specifically, in Miami, it’s much more pronounced than in New York City. If finding a new job is a struggle in New York (assuming you lose your current one), then imagine doing that in a city that is more than three times smaller in population, yet likely has double the accumulated capital. If I'm not mistaken (and I shouldn't be), 91 out of the top 100 largest companies in the country are located in the Tri-state area and its surrounding areas... Furthermore, the average salary in New York is 19% higher than the national average, whereas in Miami, it’s about 7% lower than the national average. That means the gap between the two biggest cities is 26 percentage points (over a quarter)! The most pathetic part is that despite all the economic metrics working against it, the cost of living in Miami is actually higher than in New York. 🤣 🙂

So, next time you think life is tough in New York, just remember that for most of the rest of the country, you're basically living in California 😉
no matter how hard life might be everywhere else...

Jonathan Smith12 said:What an absolute mountain of nonsense.
I have to ask, when people start throwing around terms like "public sector bloat," who exactly are they targeting? Are we supposed to count our nurses and doctors, our teachers, daycare workers, soldiers on peacekeeping missions, police officers, street sweepers, or even firefighters under that umbrella?
And as for the whole "expert" debate—let’s be realistic here. No truly talented professional with a university degree, even with a decent salary scale or a coefficient of 1.1 and a base pay of 4$67, is going to stick around in government service. It’s just not happening. Any halfway decent private firm out there can easily offer them at least fifty percent more than what the state provides.

Why on earth would you claim this was written as a heap of stupidity? 🤷

The core issue within the American National Administration and state-owned enterprises isn't some nurse working at a hospital in $1667 or a patrol officer idling on a street corner in $1167; the real problem lies with the cronyists. To put it bluntly, it’s those people who are always lurking in the background—holding titles that carry zero actual weight while pulling in massive salaries. It's much like having Fiorentini over at Hajduk 😉 where nobody actually knows what the man does, yet he pulls in a fantastic paycheck 😠

There are far too many of these cronies riding the government teat, landing their often entirely fabricated positions through political connections or simple nepotism. Unfortunately, this type of thing is baked into the culture here. How many times have you received a call from a close or distant relative asking, "Hey, can you somehow pull some strings to get my son or daughter a job?" References don't matter; the only thing that counts is the paycheck. Quality of work? Who cares. 🙄

Structural changes are desperately needed in this country, both at the political level and across society as a whole. And that... well, that is the hardest part of all.

Everyone who claims they could never part with their pets—that they’d do absolutely anything to keep them by their side—honestly has no idea how much they're lying to themselves... If things truly went south (and I sincerely hope they don't), you'd be ready to ditch them at the mere mention of a snack. It’s just human nature—really, it's the nature of every living creature—to prioritize survival above all else. I don't mean to sound crude, but the cold, hard truth is that if you find yourself backed into a corner with no way out, you wouldn't just let go of those animals; you'd eat them if there wasn't another option available...

It sounds harsh, but that's just the reality of it. ☕